Marston C. (Bob) Leonard
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405 South Dale Mabry Highway, Suite 308, 
Tampa, FL 33608
 [Send email to request phone number] 88-0341  FAX  [Send email to request phone number] 88-0341 
 flahist@aol.com  www.bob-leonard-florida.com

PROJECT MANAGEMENT * PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT
Training Administrator * Sales/Marketing * Technical Writing

A proactive, goal-oriented professional offering 30+ years of diverse and
extensive experiences in project management and program development, personnel
skills training and management, customer relations, and public promotion.

Career Training	             Community Affairs	     Media Marketing	         Web
Content Specialist
Copywriting		Public Relations   Seminar Development        Team Builing
	
SELECTED ACHIEVEMENTS

Career Program Development: Developed and implemented  content and structure of
required history courses to improve instruction and reach new student markets.
Result: reduced withdrawals 78%, thereby bolstering the company’s FTE’s, the
criteria for funding in the State of Florida.

Training Innovator: Founded and administered a statewide educational  web site
designed to train newcomer teachers to Florida in teaching basic skills and
information about the state past and present. Result: an educational site ranked
#1 by Yahoo and #4 by Google, with 2200 outside links from schools and other
organizations.

Major Project Developer: Hired in 1973 by the State of Florida Department of
State to inventory and protect historic buildings in Hillsborough County. 
Result: the creation of the Ybor City National Historic District and the
Tampa-Hillsborough Preservation Board.

Training Organizer:  Organized and taught off-campus courses and programs at
local corporations like TECO, USAA, and Group Technologies. Result: the college’s
outreach programs reached new markets without the additional cost of
leasing/building facilities.

Leadership:  Selected for 15 years as the district-wide chairperson of social
science instructors and staff and instituted the college’s first video-conference
meetings.   Result:  Teachers did not have to drive from Plant City or Ruskin to
communicate and evaluate new information.

Recognized Researcher and Writer: Author and public speaker on Florida topics
such as history, historic preservation,  and economic growth. Result:  Featured
writer in the Florida Sunshine Almanac, Focus on Florida textbook, and Florida
Endowment of the Humanities.

Project Manager: Chaired numerous committees at college during its growth from
an institution with no buildings and just 40 employees to a school of 41,000
students. Result: implemented district-wide policies for recruitment, training,
evaluating, and transferring employees.

Community Relations Leader:  Served on the Boards of the Tampa Historical
Society, Ybor City State Museum, H. B. Plant Foundation, and Truman Scholarship
Center.  Result: Organized fund-raising campaigns for the purchase of a historic
headquarters, museum exhibits, and long-term financial commitments from
corporations and groups. 




PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND

Hillsborough Community College	Tampa, Florida                                   
                  1976-2006	
Professor of History

As an original employee at Hillsborough Community College,  I had the
opportunity to do many projects and tasks beyond that of teaching U.S. History,
American Government – I chaired or was a member of groups that selected and
developed curriculum; recruited staff, faculty, and administrators;  fostered
sponsorships and programs with Tampa Bay corporations; and responded to the needs
of the community and State to solve educational needs.

•	Director, Florida History Internet Center, 1998-Now
•	Mentor, University of South Florida graduate interns
•	Author, Interactive, online training program for Florida school teachers
•	Project Research Associate, Center of Practical Politics, Winter Park,
Florida
•	Author – Illustrated Guide to the Florida West Coast,  Bolossy Kiralfy
•	Yahoo Groups Moderator – developed online programs to tutor slow-learners     
   


EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

Ed.S.  Higher Education – Administration & Training
Florida State University (dual program with University of Florida)				

M.S.	History with Minor in Student Services (Human Resources)				
Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida

B.A.	History										
University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida

OTHER TRAINING

License, State of Florida – Annuities, Life and Health Insurance
Diversity Training – Tampa, Florida

COMPUTER TRAINING or BACKGROUND

Microsoft Works, PowerPoint, Paint Shop Pro, Photoshop, Pagemaker, ShopSite,
WebCT
Traing Seminar in Educational Technology – Campus Technology Magazine - Orlando

MEMBERSHIPS

Florida  Historical  Society, Tampa Historical Society ,    McMillion
Scholarship Fund,  Yahoo Groups – American History, Florida History, Director,
Florida History Internet Center,  Odyssey of the Mind (State Championship Coach
1998), PTA President.